The
daughter of Yankee Glide was a half-length winner in 1:58.3, holding off Flower
Bouquet [Muscles Yankee]. Chocolatta De Vie [Chocolatier] was third by
three and a quarter lengths.
Aunt
Mel, driven by Steve Smith and trained by Erv Miler, has finished in-the-money
in 13 of 19 starts this year and extended her current winning streak to four.
A
$95,000 Harrisburg yearling sale purchase, she has finished in the top three in
20 of 32 career starts and banked $270,345 for owner Mary Jane Anderson of Long
Grove, IL. She is named for Anderson’s sister-in-law, Melanie.
Earlier
in the card, two $7,000 round-three divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes
–Green Acres for two-year-old pacing fillies were contested.
The
winners were Flirty Filly [Western Ideal] over Ashlee’s Cards [Cam’s Card
Shark] by a length and a quarter in 2:01.4 and Get The Look [Cam’s Card Shark]
by a head over Light Of Day [Rocknroll Hanover] in 1:58.4.
--Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
